Victor Nirennold

Victor Nirennold
Personal information
Full name Victor Nirennold
Date of birth (1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Rennes, France
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Barwell
Youth career
Rennes
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Erskine Flying Fleet 20 (3)
2014 Nova Southeastern Sharks 15 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 FC Miami City 15 (0)
2015–2018 Fleetwood Town 56 (2)
2018 → Guiseley (loan) 14 (0)
2018 Senica 12 (0)
2019 SHB Đà Nẵng 24 (2)
2020–2021 UiTM FC 31 (3)
2022 Motherwell 3 (0)
2023 Gloucester City 9 (0)
2023–2024 Nuneaton Borough 0 (0)
2024 Halesowen Town 2 (0)
2024 Basford United 24 (1)
2024– Barwell 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:12, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Victor Nirennold (born 5 April 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Southern League Premier Division Central club Barwell.[2]

Early life

Victor Nirennold was born on 5 April 1991 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine.[1] He is of Martiniquais descent.[3]

Career

Nirennold began his career with Rennes, before moving to the United States.[4] He studied Business at Erskine College, playing football for the college's team, the Erskine Flying Fleet.[5] He transferred to Nova Southeastern University and played for the Nova Southeastern Sharks.[6] He played for FC Miami City in the Premier Development League in the 2015 PDL season.[7]

Nirennold signed a two-year contract with EFL League One club Fleetwood Town following a successful trial spell in August 2015.[8] He made his debut in the Football League on 5 September, helping the "Cod Army" to secure a 1–1 draw with Rochdale at Highbury Stadium.[9] He scored his first goal for Fleetwood in a 1–1 draw with Northampton Town on 6 August 2016.[10]

On 3 August 2018, Nirennold signed for FK Senica in the Slovak Super Liga.[11]

In February 2019, he moved to SHB Đà Nẵng.[12]

On 25 January 2022, Nirennold signed with Scottish Premiership club Motherwell until the end of the season.[13] On 20 May 2022, Motherwell announced that Nirennold would leave the club upon the expiry of his contract on 31 May 2022.[14]

On 4 February 2023, Nirennold signed for National League North club Gloucester City, the funding for the move being supported by a recent crowdfunding campaign.[15]

In June 2023, he joined Southern Football League Premier Division Central club Nuneaton Borough.[16]

In December 2024, Nirennold joined Barwell following a spell with Basford United.[17]

Style of play

Nirennold is able to play in defence as well as midfield.[18]

Career statistics

As of 20 December 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Miami City 2015 USL PDL 15 0 — — — 15 0
Fleetwood Town 2015–16 EFL League One 17 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 19 0
2016–17 EFL League One 26 2 4 0 1 0 3[a] 0 34 2
2017–18 EFL League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 3 0
Total 43 2 4 0 1 0 8 0 56 2
Guiseley (loan) 2017–18 National League 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
Senica 2018–19 Slovak Super Liga 9 0 3 0 — — 12 0
SHB Da Nang 2019 V.League 1 23 2 1 0 — — 24 2
UiTM 2020 Malaysia Super League 10 2 1 0 — — 11 2
2021 Malaysia Super League 20 1 0 0 — — 20 1
Total 30 3 1 0 - - - - 31 3
Motherwell 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
Gloucester City 2022–23 National League North 8 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 9 0
Halesowen Town 2023–24[19] Southern Football League Premier Division Central 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Basford United 2023–24[20] Northern Premier League Premier Division 9 1 — — 0 0 9 1
2024–25[21] Northern Premier League Premier Division 15 0 2 0 — 1[c] 0 18 0
Total 24 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 27 1
Career total 171 8 11 0 1 0 10 0 193 8
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in National League North play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ a b c "V. Nirennold: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. ^ Victor NIRENNOLD, un parcours atypique de la TA Rennes a L'Angleterre onatousuncotefoot.fr
  3. ^ "Mercato : Nirennold, Coureur, Jobello et Varane engagés dans de nouveaux clubs !". globallfoot.com. 4 February 2022.
  4. ^ Stocks, Rob (8 September 2015). "Grezza's gamble looks like paying off". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Profile". erskinesports.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Profile". nsusharks.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Victor Nirennold the new face at Highbury Stadium". Fleetwood Town F.C. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Victor Nirennold: Fleetwood Town sign French defender". BBC Sport. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Fleetwood 1–1 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Northampton 1–1 Fleetwood". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  11. ^ Victor Nirennold ďalšou posilou nášho klubu, fksenica.eu, 3 August 2018
  12. ^ "Toàn cảnh chuyển nhượng V-League 2019: Tân binh vùng vẫy, HAGL mất 2 sao lớn". tinthethao.com.vn. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Graham Alexander pleased to be reunited with Victor Nirennold at Motherwell". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  14. ^ "END OF 2021/22 SQUAD UPDATE". Motherwell F.C. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  15. ^ "City sign Nirennold". Gloucester City A.F.C. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  16. ^ "EX-MOTHERWELL AND GLOUCESTER CITY FULLBACK HAS SIGNED FOR THE BORO". Nuneaton Borough. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  17. ^ @Basfordutdfc (20 December 2024). "𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 ✈️ Defender Victor Nirennold has departed the club to join Southern Central League side @BarwellFC1992 We would like to thank Victor for all his effort and commitment in a Amber shirt and we wish him well for the future 🤝" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 December 2024 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Stocks, Rob (28 August 2015). "Town vector Victor to aid defence". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  19. ^ "Victor Nirennold | Player Profile - Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  20. ^ "Basford United – Appearances – Victor Nierennold – 2023-2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  21. ^ "Basford United – Appearances – Victor Nierennold – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2024.